21For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army against army.


In Context

18 And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.

19 Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.

20 And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the trench, as the host was going forth to the fight, and shouted for the battle.

21 For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army against army.

22 And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran into the army, and came and saluted his brethren.

23 And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the armies of the Philistines, and spake according to the same words: and David heard [them. ]

1 Samuel 17:21 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

17:21Israel and the Philistines were drawing up their lines facing each other.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

17:21For Israel had put themselves in array, and the Philistines who stood against them were prepared.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

17:21And Israel and the Philistines put the battle in array, army against army.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:21And Israel and the Philistines put the battle in array, rank against rank.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

17:21And Israel and the Philistines put the battle in array, army against army.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:21For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army against army.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:21Israel and the Philistines put the battle in array, army against army.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

17:21and Israel and the Philistines set in array rank to meet rank.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:21For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army against army.